Our Little Red Sox Fan

Well...thanks to the Pichuras, we are training her young where her loyalties ought to lie concerning baseball. :) She is most definitely the cutest Red Sox fan I have ever seen! :) Although I have to admit that we aren't exactely acting like avid fans since we can't afford (or maybe choose not to) cable, much less satellite, nor can we really afford the time to watch the games. Maybe someday....

She turned four weeks old yesterday (which I'm sure you could do that math) and grows with each passing day. To be honest...there is not too much more to say about her...she doesn't do much besides look really adorable, eat, sleep (looooots of sleep), grunt (which leads to pooping), pee, smile (in her sleep), yawn (which is sooo cute), spit up...and so on... oh and cry.

(This is her "pirate eyes" stare. She does it quite often! :))

She is a true joy to take care of with each passing day. And on an encouraging note, I am already learning how to get things done...slowly but surely. The house is actually clean at the moment...although it took a few days!





(Yes...she is smiling in her half sleep state...which by the way, she fell asleep sitting up)



As far as updates go on us :) (I suppose I don't just have to update you about the baby), we are doing well! Most definitely tired, especially my husband. Aaron's schedule starts at 6:00, sometimes 5:45 (which is very early for him). He accompanies for a high school choir at 7:00am on Tues.-Thurs. and teaches Theory 3 and 4 at The Master's College from 8:00-9:00am on Mon, Wed, and Fri. Then he heads off to work for the rest of the day! Yes...he is working incredibly hard to support our family! And I am SO grateful for him and his willingness and joy to serve our family! He sometimes comes home early and works from home, because he misses his little girl (and maybe me :)). He is also going to be playing the piano in the TMC jazz band this semester, and that's just for fun.

Aaron and I hope to do the Crown Financial Study at church these next couple of months, depending on what night it falls on. Just when we thought we were doing a good job with our money, the Lord gave us a few difficult months financially, and we aren't exactly sure why...so we decided it was time to get some help :). Actually, we do know some of it has to do with a new baby, but we really do know there is improvement to be made in our budgeting, and we want to be good stewards of what the Lord has given us.


Grampy came to visit for and afternoon and evening...which was SO exciting! He flew out a day early for a business trip in LA, and got to meet his "little princess" (that was his nickname for her...which was precious).

He said our baby is "not normal". Haha...We didn't realize sleeping a lot and not crying all the time was abnormal, but boy are we thankful if this is the case. I'm sure there are all sorts of different situations out there!

I am planning on going to the women's bible study that starts next week, and I am incredibly excited! We are going to be studying the book "Changed Into His Image" by Jim Berg. Since that is exactely what I need to be striving for in life, I think it will be great...and probably quite convicting!

And lastly...this video is the often case of trying to wake Linnea up to eat. She is actually progressing in the waking up department, but sometimes it is hopeless...such was this occassion. Our friends Nathan and Leanna Fogde came down for a visit and we all had a blast with her very limp limbs. I couldn't suppress my laughter at the fact that Linnea didn't even flinch! I wish I could sleep this soundly.



Oh, and one more lastly! I read this beautiful encouraging Psalm today; yet quite convicting....I want to memorize this portion, because I most definitely need to remember these truths during hard situations when I am most likely to forget who my source of strength is. Often when things get tough, I try to stand on my own strength, which is like quicksand, rather than the rock of my salvation, which shall never be shaken. No....no.....no.....no....never be shacken (sorry...a Seeds song just sprang to mind :)).

"My soul, wait in silence for God only, for my hope is from Him. He only is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I shall not be shaken. On God my salvation and my glory rest; the rock of my strength, my refuge is in God. Trust in Him AT ALL TIMES, o people; pour out your heart before Him."

And what just struck me NOW (so neat how the Lord can open your eyes to new things every time!!!) is "on God my salvation and my glory rest." My salvation rests wholly upon the Lord, and it will NEVER be taken away from me! Here I was just thinking after I wrote the passage that I fail so many times in trusting the Lord at all times, and I feel like I let the Lord down. BUT that doesn't change the fact that I am saved one bit. It doesn't change Christ's work on the cross and His love for me. It doesn't change my righteous standing before the Lord! WOW! And He WILL be glorified in me and through my salvation! Praise the Lord! And may I continue to grow in my obedience and trust because of these great truths. There couldn't be a better motivation!